EtherHaul™ 8000 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual
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Functional Description
The EtherHaul™ is an all-outdoor system comprised of the following functional blocks:
RFIC: Siklu’s integrated Silicon Germanium (SiGe) transceiver operating at 71-
76/81-86GHz.
Modem/Baseband ASIC: Siklu’s modem/baseband ASIC includes the FDD modem
and FEC engines.
Ethernet Switch: the networking engine is the heart of the high-speed
bridge/router function. The engine receives packets from Ethernet interfaces
and the modem and CPU.
Interfaces: The network interface consists of 1GE and 10GE Ethernet ports,
depending on the product type.
Host processor (CPU) the host processor controls the system responsible for the
control plane, and the antenna alignment.
Antenna: Siklu’s self-designed 0.5ft and 1ft innovative antenna, as well as 2ft
antenna option for longer-range higher availability.
Figure 1-2 EH-8000 Series Functional Block Diagram
